Incident Overview

Date: Friday 16 March 2001
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-3AER
Owner/operator: City Bird
Registration Number: OO-CTR
Location: Puerto Plata – ÿ Dominican Republic
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Wing slide compartment door, fuselage skin, electrical wiresWing slide compartment door, fuselage skin, electrical wires
Category: Accident
A Boeing 767-300, registration OO-CTR, operated by City Bird, experienced a cabin decompression during a foreign charter flight on a sunny day. The aircraft was operating at FL310, Mach 80, and initiated an emergency descent to FL100. Damage occurred, including a missing wing slide compartment door, two holes in the fuselage skin, and damaged electrical wires. No injuries were reported.A Boeing 767-300, registration OO-CTR, operated by City Bird, experienced a cabin decompression during a foreign charter flight on a sunny day. The aircraft was operating at FL310, Mach 80, and initiated an emergency descent to FL100. Damage occurred, including a missing wing slide compartment door, two holes in the fuselage skin, and damaged electrical wires. No injuries were reported.

Description

A Boeing 767-300, Belgium registration OO-CTR, operated by City Bird, experienced cabin decompression, while on a foreign charter flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight had departed Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, about 1500. According to the captain, while at flight level FL310, a speed of mach .80, he got a warning of cabin altitude, he ran the checklist and performed an emergency descent to FL 100, where fuel was dumped and subsequent landing was performed back at Puerto Plata. No injuries were reported. After landing examination revealed that the left over wing slide compartment door was missing and the slide had disintegrated. Two holes were found in the left aft fuselage skin. In addition, electrical wires were damaged.

Primary Cause

Cabin decompression during a flight operation.Cabin decompression during a flight operation.

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